showjump2003
Well-Known Member
Just been looking at my horses vaccination cards and to my horror my dates aren't right.
I got my first pony vaccinated in january 2002 with a follow up jab at the start of march which is fine (with Duvaxyn), but her next jab was 12 months later. At the time I thought this was right as this is my first horse I had ever had vaccinated, i was quite young, and the vet didn't say any different. The next jab was 13 months later, again, at the time I knew no better and again the vet said nothing and the next two years I have continued with yearly jabs. I am now led to believe by friends that she should have had a third booster jab and follow up jabs should have been no more than 12 months apart. So why did my vet never say this? Why has he let me carry on vaccinating her every year because now I will have to start them over?
My other two horses started their vaccines in july 2002, with a 2nd jab in august yet their next jab is over nine months later which again I am led to believe is too far apart so again invalid?! But she has had annual jabs for the last 3 years with the vet saying nothing?!
Now I am looking at starting all three horses jabs all over again at expense. Should the vet have told me they were wrong, would have saved me alot of bloody money!
I got my first pony vaccinated in january 2002 with a follow up jab at the start of march which is fine (with Duvaxyn), but her next jab was 12 months later. At the time I thought this was right as this is my first horse I had ever had vaccinated, i was quite young, and the vet didn't say any different. The next jab was 13 months later, again, at the time I knew no better and again the vet said nothing and the next two years I have continued with yearly jabs. I am now led to believe by friends that she should have had a third booster jab and follow up jabs should have been no more than 12 months apart. So why did my vet never say this? Why has he let me carry on vaccinating her every year because now I will have to start them over?
My other two horses started their vaccines in july 2002, with a 2nd jab in august yet their next jab is over nine months later which again I am led to believe is too far apart so again invalid?! But she has had annual jabs for the last 3 years with the vet saying nothing?!
Now I am looking at starting all three horses jabs all over again at expense. Should the vet have told me they were wrong, would have saved me alot of bloody money!
